The wooden bunks, or “hutches” as they are
sometimes called, sometime contained as many as six prisoners on each
shelf. During the war, these hutches were painted white, feigning a
semblance of cleanliness. Originally intended to house 250 prisoners,
these barracks sometimes contained as many as a thousand.

Wooden barracks in Auschwitz II- Birkenau, BIIA. These
barracks were actually prefabricated horse stables originally made for
use on the eastern Front, against the Soviet Union. Even the rings for
tying horses were in place along the sides. The wooden bunks, or “hutches”
as they are sometimes called, contained as many as six prisoners on
each shelf. Originally intended to house 250 prisoners, these barracks
sometimes contained as many as a thousand.